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1790: The United States of Belgium is proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution. 1790: Suppression of the United States of Belgium and re-establishment of Austrian control. 1790: Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact. 1791: The Constitutional Act (or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.
The 18th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar. For articles on this period, see: History of the United States series: Colonial history of the United States; History of the United States (1776–1789) History of the United States (1789–1849) Historical eras:
A People's History of the United States; Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States; Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States; The History of the United States of America 1801–1817; Oxford History of the United States; The Penguin History of the United States of America ...
Development of the Watt steam engine in the late 18th century was an important element in the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The American Revolutionary War took place in the late 18th century. The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC).
A Diplomatic History of the United States (2nd ed. 1942) online; old standard textbook; Bemis, Samuel Flagg and Grace Gardner Griffin. Guide to the Diplomatic History of the United States 1775–1921 (1935) bibliographies; out of date and replaced by Beisner (2003)
1832 – 1832 United States presidential election: Andrew Jackson reelected president; Martin Van Buren elected vice president. 1832 – Jackson vetoes the charter renewal of the Second Bank of the United States, bringing to a head the Bank War and ultimately leading to the Panic of 1837. December 28, 1832 – Calhoun resigns as vice president.
August 31 – Arthur St. Clair, major general in the Continental Army, President of the Continental Congress (born 1737) October 5 – Nancy Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (born 1784) October 28 – Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States, Second Lady of the United States (born 1744) November 6 – Caleb Gibbs, commander (born 1748)
The Age of Revolution is a period from the late-18th to the mid-19th centuries during which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in most of Europe and the Americas. [2] The period is noted for the change from absolutist monarchies to representative governments with a written constitution , and the creation of nation states .